Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/metъliga
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
*metъliga f
Declension[edit]
Declension of *metъliga (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *metъliga | *metъlidzě | *metъligy |
| genitive | *metъligy | *metъligu | *metъligъ |
| dative | *metъlidzě | *metъligama | *metъligamъ |
| accusative | *metъligǫ | *metъlidzě | *metъligy |
| instrumental | *metъligojǫ, *metъligǫ** | *metъligama | *metъligami |
| locative | *metъlidzě | *metъligu | *metъligasъ, *metъligaxъ* |
| vocative | *metъligo | *metъlidzě | *metъligy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*metъliga”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 129